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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market fell sharply today, losing three per cent of its value, as nervous investors dumped banking stocks amid signs the US sub-prime mortgage crisis is getting worse. Stocks in the US slid almost two per cent last night after data ...

Australia dubbed the educational hub

Kaplan Professional, The Washington Post-owned group that bought Tribeca and Finsia's educational arm last year, has flagged plans to make Australia an "educational hub" in the Asia-Pacific region. While the name Kaplan is little known locally - up ...

AXA Rosenberg eyes emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
AXA Rosenberg plans to launch an emerging market fund in the Australian market in three months, tailored to suit a super fund's 'alpha needs'. Douglas Burton, managing director and head of investments in Australia and New Zealand at AXA Rosenberg, said ...

Woolworths to launch credit card

Another non-bank moves into the banking arena after retailer Woolworths signed a deal with HSBC to issue the Woolworths' credit card, due for release later this year. The deal was a result of a global tender process undertaken by Woolworths' financial ...

Aurora Buy-Write wins fans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
Hedging share portfolios with put options attracted little attention when the markets were roaring but 'Black January' changed all that, claims Aurora Funds Management. "We are getting a lot of interest now since our trusts were hedged with put option ...

Tagliaferro hits back at downgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
IML founder Anton Tagliaferro has defended his decision to take charge of the fund's large caps team and restructure the investment teams after Zenith Investment Partners downgraded two IML funds from 'recommended' to 'approved'. Zenith Investment Partners ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

The Australian Workers' Union national secretary Paul Howes has called on the Federal Government to allow Australian voters the option to direct their tax cuts into their super fund. In an articled published in today's Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne ...

Q Invest targets professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Queensland-based Q Invest - the jointly owned financial advice firm of QSuper and QIC - is targeting time-poor, asset-rich professionals with its latest private clients service. The product, which was officially launched last night, has been in the ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
From Russia to Brazil, Africa to India, emerging markets are outpacing their developed counterparts left, right and centre, and Credit Agricole Asset Management's (CAAM) Australian arm is the latest firm to capitalise on this sector's growth. Launched ...

Adept Capital launches Asian FOHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
Adept Capital Partners has developed the Early Stage Asia Fund, which allows investors to access to the initial high growth potential of developing Asian hedge funds. The fund targets an annualised return between 15 to 20 per cent from no more than ...